Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with task in American Collocation
task
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/tæsk/
difficult or unpleasant
arduous
challenging
complex
daunting
difficult
impossible
mammoth
onerous
thankless
tough
unenviable
This may sound like a daunting task, especially if you haven’t carried out this type of work before.
usual
daily
everyday
routine
He required prompting and supervision even when performing routine tasks.
easy
easy
simple
straighforward
trivial
At first, it looked like a straightforward task, but we soon ran into problems.
boring and requiring no skill
low-level
menial
mundane
repetitive
tedious
They have used robots to automate most of the mundane tasks.
do a task
approach
handle
perform
tackle
undertake
The animals can be trained to perform simple tasks.
finish a task
accomplish
complete
execute
finish
fulfil
Soldiers are trained to accomplish difficult tasks under dangerous circumstances.
give someone a task
allocate
assign
delegate
entrust
set
He has proved to be a fine organiser and he successfully delegates tasks to others.